The Holloway Sanatorium.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3097, 21 January 1879, Page 1

The Holloway Sanatorium.

In a late number of The London Journal we hare an illustration, accompanied by descriptive letter-press, of a magnificent building for a middle Class hospital known by the above name, just completed by the munificence of Mr Thomas Hoi* loway, the celebrated pills and .ointment vendor, to enable people in the middle class of life to avail themselves of the special skill and appliances which an in* stitution of the kind must employ and possess, at a moderate rate of payment. Mr Holloway has already devoted a con* siderable share of his colossal fortune to the public good, and this latest instance of his noble philanthropy will, it is believed, prove to be an immense blessing to thousands. We cannot reproduce the illustration of the noble pile which has been erected at a cost of "£200.000 for the Sanatorium, but the following description will enable readers to form some idea of the accommodation provided and intended, (for 100 men and as many females :— •

'Some idea of the thoroughness with which the main idea has been carried oat may, perhaps, be gathered from the fact that close upon £200,000 has already been spent upon it, and it is likely before it is finished in the spring to cost a considerable sum in addition. • -- ' The building, which is characteristically named "The Holldway Sanatorium," stands on an eminence near the Virginia Water Station of the. South Western Railway, and forms a conspicuous object from the line—indeed, it may be said to be a landmark for miles round. The ground on which it stands is freehold property, and is twenty acres in extent, and rill be tastefully laid oat for the use of the patients. The building is constructed of red brick, with Portland stone dressings, and is in the Gothic atyle, the particular treatment shown in the exterior being continued in the internal decorations. . The arrangements of the interior, judging from ai plan which-we hare before us, s em to hare been devised with great skill, and have been carried out in the most systematic manner by the architect, Mr W. H. Crosslnnd, The centre block, wljich divides the male side from the female side, contains the administrative department, including the rooms for the staff and the visiting rooms, also the general dining- rooms and drawing • room,- whileoosn s either }side are the dormitories, single rooms and day rooms for the patients, all of which are constructed with every regard, not. only to comfort-and convenience, but to elegance and taste, and every effort has been made and no expense spared to render them as attractive and cheerful as possible, as well as thoroughly efficient from a sanitary point of view, so that the invalids who will inhabit them will have as little cause as possible to dwell upon or brood over their imaginary ■ sorrows, and everything will, on the contrary, bo done to distract their attention and direct their minds. , ' For this purpose, a splendid recreation hall has been built, 84 feet; long. 88 wide, and 50 feet high, which is elaborately decorated by Mr Moor and which will be devoted to lectures, entertainments, balls, &c, as may be required. There will also be. a dining hall 54 feet by 30 feet, and a fine billiard room. The day rooms for each sex number thirteen, and they are all handsome rooms, 12 feet high, and 30 feet long by 20 wide. There are twelve dormitories of the same dimen. sions, while there are no less than fifty single patient rooms of the same height, but 12 feet long by 10 wide. Pour libraries have also been provided, which will be well stocked with readable books We should not omit to mention, by: the > way* that the great central tower, which helps to give the building so imposing nn appearance; is no less than 150 feet high, and is admirably proportioned. .;.;■; Froiri the necessarily brief description which we have been enabled to give it will be seen that every care which expe. rience could suggest and wealth purchase has been taken to render the Sanatorium as perfect as human ingenuity ..can make it, and when, we add that a competent staff of attendants is to be provided as-well as the best available medical skill, few will [ deny that Mr Hollowey, whose name is well known to the public, in starting'and setting in operation at his sole cost so vast an'undertaking for the benefit of hia afflicted fellow-creatures, will have deserved the thanks of the community at lurge. _____